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Cyperus alternifolius
Plant photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus alternifolius (also recorded as Umbrella sedge, Umbrella papyrus, Umbrella palm, Umbrella plant, Umbrella grass) is an accepted species in the family Cyperaceae, within the order Poales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Cameroon, Congo, and Cape Provinces. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.
- Common name
- Umbrella sedge, Umbrella papyrus, Umbrella palm, Umbrella plant, Umbrella grass
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Order
- Poales
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Cameroon, Congo, Cape Provinces
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Field photographs
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